Are you a musician?

[kbronski]

If so, what do you play?

 

[boohbah]

paper and comb

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

If so, what do you play?

Why is it so many people assume musicians are only instrumentalists? While I did play sax (alto, tenor, and bari) in my younger days and had a lot of fun playing harmonica (including publicly) back in college, I've always considered myself to be primarily a vocalist (until my stupid allergies wrecked my singing voice around five years ago).

 

[fireberd]

My main instrument is Pedal Steel Guitar. However, I also play guitar, bass and a little (very little) keyboard. I also have a home recording studio (using Sonar X2). I play primarily traditional country music. I'm still in a "working" band.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I have a rinkydink Yamaha keyboard but no chops to play it. I mostly used it to try out stuff when arranging vocal music.

 

[kbronski]

Why is it so many people assume musicians are only instrumentalists?

Hey, the vocal cords are an instrument.

 

[Gary]

I used to be able to play a Fender Flat Top many years ago.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Why is it so many people assume musicians are only instrumentalists?

Hey, the vocal cords are an instrument.

Thank you!

 

[BugMeister]

12-string acoustic..

 

[kbronski]

On a related note, I play guitar (acoustic, 6 and 7-string electric, and bass), a little mandolin, and a very minimal amount of piano.

 

[smarteyeball]

I'm a guitarist but I only jam with the stereo these days.

It's pretty much the closest I can come to meditating when I play.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

On a related note, I play guitar (acoustic, 6 and 7-string electric, and bass), a little mandolin, and a very minimal amount of piano.

:roflmao:

 

[kbronski]

:roflmao:

Completely relevant... I swear..

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

:roflmao:

Completely relevant... I swear..

And punny.

 

[kbronski]

:roflmao:

Completely relevant... I swear..

And punny.

Ahhh, well you know, puns are the key to my humor.

 

[JackALope52x]

On a related note, I play guitar (acoustic, 6 and 7-string electric, and bass), a little mandolin, and a very minimal amount of piano.

I am kinda the same. I started on electric guitar but over the years have really started to lean towards acoustic. I play a little bass because I picked up from my brother a few years back and still remember some piano from when I was a kid.

 

[maxie]

I can play the Accordion many years ago when i used to live in Scotland used to play for a Dance Band ...... Only part time though but also did some teaching

 

[Chilidawg]

I started playing acoustic guitar in my late 40's. (It's somewhat painful to write that) I'm a fan of bluegrass, "ole-timey", jigs, etc. Can't sing hardly at all.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

...Can't sing hardly at all.

A lot of pros can't sing, either, but it didn't stop them.

 

[BugMeister]

I recall when my older brother picked up an old Spanish guitar that was standing in the corner
and, after "noodling" with it for about 5 minutes, just suddenly rattled off the intro to
Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well", note perfect..
- without any effort at all..

freaked me out a bit..
guess he's just gifted..

my younger brother Tony, plays brilliant electric guitar
his friend once owned a mobile recording studio, and when
they did a live gig for Aswad once, he was also just "noodling"
in the studio and the band were dead keen to find out who was playing..

- he's pretty impressive..

my son, Marty plays as well - guitar and drums..